Kurzbeschreibung

Reihe: Kölner Schriften zum internationalen und europäischen Recht. Band: 25

This study aims to discuss the legal opportunities for establishing an institutionalized framework of space cooperation in Asia.

There are two main steps to be undertaken in order to achieve the goal of the present study: in the first step, the national space regulations of the main Asian space countries are to be compared and analyzed, and the "model provisions" for promoting the cooperation of these Asian space countries are to be proposed by applying international standards. In the second step, legal measures to improve the cooperation activity of APSCO are proposed by way of comparison to the legal framework of ESA as well as analyzing the situation regarding the development of Asian space activities. Meanwhile, relevant legal measures for coordinating the programs of APSCO and APRSAF are proposed.

The participation of most Asian states (especially the main space-faring nations) in one space project is to be considered as the objective of promoting Asian space cooperation. Accordingly, a framework which can promote participation and ensure the operation of such a cooperative space project is required. This work intends to study the legal opportunities to establish such an institutionalized framework for space cooperation in Asia.